diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py b/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
index 2c419e417..1e1436631 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
@@ -193,21 +193,25 @@ class Telegram(RPC):
             for result in results:
                 result['date'] = result['date'].humanize()
 
-            messages = [
-                "*Trade ID:* `{trade_id}`\n"
-                "*Current Pair:* {pair}\n"
-                "*Open Since:* `{date}`\n"
-                "*Amount:* `{amount}`\n"
-                "*Open Rate:* `{open_rate:.8f}`\n"
-                "*Close Rate:* `{close_rate}`\n"
-                "*Current Rate:* `{current_rate:.8f}`\n"
-                "*Close Profit:* `{close_profit}`\n"
-                "*Current Profit:* `{current_profit:.2f}%`\n"
-                "*Open Order:* `{open_order}`".format(**result)
-                for result in results
-            ]
+            messages = []
+            for r in results:
+                lines = [
+                    "*Trade ID:* `{trade_id}`",
+                    "*Current Pair:* {pair}",
+                    "*Open Since:* `{date}`",
+                    "*Amount:* `{amount}`",
+                    "*Open Rate:* `{open_rate:.8f}`",
+                    "*Close Rate:* `{close_rate}`" if r['close_rate'] else "",
+                    "*Current Rate:* `{current_rate:.8f}`",
+                    "*Close Profit:* `{close_profit}`",
+                    "*Current Profit:* `{current_profit:.2f}%`",
+                    "*Open Order:* `{open_order}`"
+                ]
+                messages.append("\n".join(filter(None,lines)).format(**r))
+
             for msg in messages:
                 self._send_msg(msg, bot=bot)
+
         except RPCException as e:
             self._send_msg(str(e), bot=bot)
 
diff --git a/freqtrade/tests/rpc/test_rpc_telegram.py b/freqtrade/tests/rpc/test_rpc_telegram.py
index dd49b0000..39973d5db 100644
--- a/freqtrade/tests/rpc/test_rpc_telegram.py
+++ b/freqtrade/tests/rpc/test_rpc_telegram.py
@@ -267,6 +267,12 @@ def test_status_handle(default_conf, update, ticker, fee, markets, mocker) -> No
     # Trigger status while we have a fulfilled order for the open trade
     telegram._status(bot=MagicMock(), update=update)
 
+    # close_rate should not be included in the message as the trade is not closed
+    # and no line should be empty
+    lines = msg_mock.call_args_list[0][0][0].split('\n')
+    assert '' not in lines
+    assert 'Close Rate' not in ''.join(lines)
+
     assert msg_mock.call_count == 1
     assert 'ETH/BTC' in msg_mock.call_args_list[0][0][0]